Age, Biography, and Wiki
Robert Pattinson was born on May 13, 1986, which makes him 39 years old as of May 2025. He is a British actor known for his versatility in film roles, ranging from the iconic character Edward Cullen in "Twilight" to the darker, more complex roles in films like "The Lighthouse" and "Tenet." Pattinson's career spans over two decades, with early appearances in the "Harry Potter" series and a significant rise to fame with the "Twilight" franchise.
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| Date of Birth | 13 May 1986 |
| Age | 39 Years |
| Birth Place | Barnes, London, England |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Robert Pattinson stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighs approximately 170 pounds (77 kg). His measurements are not specifically detailed in public sources, but he is known for his lean build, which suits his portrayal of various cinematic characters.
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| Weight | 77 kg |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Pattinson has been in several high-profile relationships, most notably with Kristen Stewart, his co-star from the "Twilight" series. However, he is currently in a relationship with Suki Waterhouse, a British model and actress. As of the latest information, there is no mention of him having a daughter, contrary to some reports.
Pattinson has also contributed vocals to several film soundtracks. He is involved in philanthropy, supporting organisations such as the GO Campaign. Pattinson began modelling as a child and has served as the face of Dior Homme fragrance since 2013. His sex appeal is widely discussed in the media, and he is frequently called one of the most attractive actors, having been included on People's "Sexiest Men Alive" list in 2008 and 2009. He is in a relationship with singer and actress Suki Waterhouse, with whom he has a child.
His father, Richard, owned a business importing vehicles from the United States, while his mother, Clare, worked at a modelling agency. The couple met through a mutual family friend in the Richmond Hill area and married when Clare was twenty-six and Richard was thirty-five. Pattinson has two older sisters, Victoria and Elizabeth. At the age of four, he began attending Tower House Boys' Preparatory School and developed an interest in playing piano and guitar. By the age of six, Pattinson was participating in amateur performances. He secured his first role in a play titled Spell for a Rhyme, written by one of his teachers, and later appeared in his school's adaptation of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies (1954).
Pattinson started delivering newspapers at the age of ten, receiving around £10 weekly. As a child, he was described as disorganized, resistant to completing homework, and generally exhibited a lackadaisical attitude. Pattinson's sisters often dressed him up as a girl, creating a female persona they named Claudia. In his leisure time, he enjoyed playing football, video games, and watching television shows such as Sharky and George, Doctor Who and Hammerman. At the age of twelve, Pattinson was expelled from Tower House for shoplifting pornographic magazines. Following this, his parents enrolled him at the Harrodian School, on Lonsdale Road near the family home. Pattinson excelled in English studies, which he described as his favourite subject. As a teenager, he worked as a photo model for British fashion brands and magazines and as a fashion designer. In his late teens, he pursued music by performing acoustic guitar sets at open mic nights in pubs around London. He sang original compositions either solo under the stage name Bobby Dupea or with his band, Bad Girls.
Pattinson initially considered a career in music or studying speechwriting at university but never thought about pursuing acting. A teacher once advised him against joining the school drama club, believing he was not suited for the creative arts. At the age of thirteen, Pattinson joined the Barnes Theatre Company, a local amateur theatre group, after his father encouraged him to participate to help overcome his shyness. After working backstage, he auditioned for the play Guys and Dolls and secured his first role as a Cuban dancer with no lines. In the following production, Our Town, he played the lead role of George Gibbs. During this performance, a talent agent in the audience noticed him, leading Pattinson to begin pursuing professional acting opportunities. He went on to appear in stage productions such as Macbeth, Anything Goes and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Pattinson initially intended to go to university, but filming for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire conflicted with his schedule. Around this time, he shared a flat in Soho with his childhood friend and fellow actor Tom Sturridge.
In 2005, Pattinson was cast as Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, directed by Mike Newell. According to Newell, "Cedric exemplifie[d] all that you would expect the Hogwarts champion to be. Pattinson learned to scuba dive in preparation for the role. For his performance, he was named the 2005 "British Star of Tomorrow" by The Times and was also referred to as "the next Jude Law". The film grossed nearly $897million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2005. In 2006, Pattinson starred in Chris Durlacher's The Haunted Airman, a psychological thriller that aired on BBC Four on 31 October. He played a World War II pilot who is shot, left paralysed and suffers from severe shell shock, eventually descending into madness. Pattinson himself described the role as his "best acting experience". His performance received positive reviews, with The Stage saying that he portrayed "the airman of the title with a perfect combination of youthful terror and world-weary cynicism". Pattinson then appeared in a supporting role as Daniel in the 2007 film The Bad Mother's Handbook, a one-off television drama adapted from a novel by Kate Long. In the film, he portrayed a shy young man who develops feelings for a girl struggling with issues after being dumped by her former boyfriend and experiencing difficulties with her mother.
In 2008, Pattinson played his first leading role as Art in the film How to Be, directed by Oliver Irving. In the film, Art, after being dumped by his girlfriend, moves back in with his parents and convinces a Canadian self-help guru to relocate to London to help him rebuild his life. Irving recalled Pattinson's audition, saying, "Robert walked in[,]forgot his lines and just started improvising, which was exactly what I wanted [...] he's a really down-to-earth guy". Pattinson himself enjoyed filming the movie, stating that he "loved the script" and found it "very different from everything else [he] had read". That same year, Pattinson portrayed Salvador Dalí in Little Ashes (2008). He was originally considered for the role of Federico García Lorca, Dalí's lover, but the part ultimately went to Javier Beltrán. The film mostly received negative reviews; the Toronto Star's Greg Quill stated that "even cinematographer Adam Suschitzky's richly textured and resonantly toned cityscapes and rural scenes can't make up for a flawed script and weak performances in what might have been a powerful historical drama".
Pattinson presented at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009; he was initially set to appear with Stewart, who declined. He played Richard in Daisy Gili's film The Summer House (2009). The story follows Richard, Jane's (played by Talulah Riley) ex-boyfriend, as he travels to France to try to win back her love after cheating on her. The short film was later re-released as part of an anthology titled Love & Distrust (2010), which features five short films exploring the lives of eight individuals from different backgrounds on their journey to find contentment. Revolver Entertainment released Robsessed (2009), a documentary about Pattinson's life and rise to fame. Pattinson reprised his role as Cullen in the Twilight sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, which was released in November 2009. The film grossed a record-breaking $142.8million in its opening weekend and earned a total of $711million worldwide, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2009. Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic mentioned that "Pattinson's actually not in the film that much, but he does his best when he's around", while The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan praised his acting as "uniformly strong". The film earned Pattinson three MTV Movie Awards at the 2010 ceremony.
In 2010, Pattinson executive-produced and starred in the coming-of-age drama film Remember Me, portraying Tyler Hawkins. Directed by Allen Coulter, the film follows a young couple navigating their relationship in the aftermath of a family tragedy. Pattinson's role in the film received mixed reviews from critics. That same year, he reprised his role as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)—which emerged as the sixth-highest grossing film of that year, making over $698.4 million. In 2011, Pattinson portrayed Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of Sara Gruen's 2006 novel. While the film received mixed reviews, Pattinson's performance garnered praise; Time's Richard Corliss described it as "star quality". Pattinson reprised his role as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011). The film grossed $712million worldwide, which made it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2011, but received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Pattinson starred as Georges Duroy in a 2012 film adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami.
The Zellner Brothers' western-comedy Damsel (2018) marked Pattinson's return to comedy for the first time since his 2008 film How to Be. He portrayed Samuel Alabaster, an eccentric cowboy embarking on a journey west in search of his kidnapped fiancée. His performance received positive reviews, with Dana Schwartz from Entertainment Weekly describing it as "so delightfully unhinged that it harkens back Jake Gyllenhaal in Okja". Pattinson's second and final film of 2018 was Claire Denis's sci-fi drama High Life, set in space and centred on a group of criminals sent on a mission toward a black hole. Denis initially considered Philip Seymour Hoffman for the lead role, but after recognising Pattinson's dedication and enthusiasm to collaborate, she cast him instead. Pattinson played Monte, a reluctant father who raises his daughter alone as their spaceship continues its journey into deep space. Screen International's Allen Hunter praised Pattinson as the most "dominant" and "engaging" presence in the film, while Jason Bailey of The Playlist described it as "another scorching Pattinson performance", praising his compelling portrayal of the character's menace and defiance.
In 2025, Pattinson starred in Bong Joon-ho's science fiction film Mickey 17, an adaptation of the novel Mickey7 (2022). He portrayed Mickey Barnes, a disposable crew member on a space mission who is assigned perilous tasks, as he can be regenerated upon death while retaining most of his memories. The film received mostly positive reviews, with most of the focus on Pattinson's performance as dual versions of the same character. In his review for Indiewire, David Ehrlich described it as "two of the best performances of his life here". Pattinson starred alongside Jennifer Lawrence in the thriller Die, My Love, portraying her husband, Jackson. Vogue's Radhika Seth thought that both he and Lawrence were "wholly committed", but were "let down by a [poor] script", while Owen Gleiberman said that in a "rare bad performance, [Pattinson] plays [Jackson] as an unpleasant clueless bro". Pattinson is next set to appear alongside Zendaya in the romantic drama The Drama. He will produce and star as a crime investigating journalist in Primetime. He will also reunite with Nolan for the epic film The Odyssey (2026).
In mid-2009, Pattinson was romantically linked to his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart. In July 2012, Stewart acknowledged her relationship with Pattinson when she was photographed with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, with whom she was having an affair. Sanders, who was married at the time, publicly apologised for the affair, and so did Stewart later. Pattinson and Stewart briefly split but reconciled later that year. The couple broke up in May 2013.
Pattinson began dating singer-songwriter FKA Twigs in September 2014. The couple were engaged, but ended their relationship in October 2017. The breakup inspired Twigs to create her second studio album, Magdalene (2019). Since 2018, Pattinson has been in a relationship with English singer-songwriter and actress Suki Waterhouse. In March 2024, the couple had their first child, a daughter.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Robert Pattinson's net worth is estimated at $100 million by some sources and up to $125 million by others. His salary for the "Twilight" films escalated significantly over the years, with base pay increasing to $25 million per film and additional backend profits raising his earnings to $40 million per movie for the final two films. His role in "The Batman" would likely have contributed substantially to his current net worth.
Pattinson's sex appeal has been widely discussed in the media, and several critics have called him a sex symbol. People included him in its "Sexiest Men Alive" list in both 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Glamour UK named him the "Sexiest Man Alive", while AskMen ranked him among the top 49 most influential men. Vanity Fair also declared him "the most handsome man in the world" alongside Angelina Jolie as the most beautiful woman. Both GQ and Glamour named him the "Best Dressed Man" of 2010, with the former praising his elegance and modern appeal. That same year, People also featured him in its "World's Most Beautiful" issue. Pattinson was among Vanity Fair's "Top Hollywood Earners of 2009", with estimated earnings of $18 million. As of 2025, his films have grossed over $4.7billion worldwide.
Some media and fans call Pattinson "RPattz", a nickname to which the actor has expressed his aversion, jokingly threatening to "strangle" the person who came up with it. In 2010, The Sunday Times included Pattinson in its "Rich List" of young millionaires in the United Kingdom, estimating his net worth at £13 million. That year, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, while Forbes featured him on its Celebrity 100 list. Also in 2010, Pattinson won two BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards for Best Dressed and Best Actor. In February 2014, he appeared on the cover of World Film Locations: Toronto, a book exploring films shot in the city.
In 2011, Vanity Fair ranked Pattinson fifteenth on its "Hollywood Top 40" list, citing his $27.5 million earnings from 2010. GQ once again named him the "Best Dressed Man" in 2012, while Glamour called him "Sexiest Man Alive" that October. By 2013, Pattinson placed second on Glamour's "Richest UK Celebs Under 30" list, with an estimated fortune of £45 million. He was also recognised by the London Evening Standard as one of the city's most influential figures in both 2013 and 2014. In October 2014, Heat ranked him third on its "Annual Rich List of Young British Stars", reporting earnings of $82.89million.
Career, Business, and Investments
Pattinson's career is marked by a diverse range of roles:
- Early Career: He began with amateur theatre and small roles in films like "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
- Breakthrough: His breakout role as Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" series catapulted him to international fame.
- Recent Roles: Notable appearances in "The Lighthouse," "Tenet," and "The Batman" have showcased his versatility and range.
- Upcoming Projects: Pattinson is set to appear in "Mickey 17," "Die, My Love," and "The Batman Part II," among other films in 2025.
Pattinson's first film role was in Mira Nair's 2004 costume drama film Vanity Fair—an adaptation of a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray—in which he portrayed the son of Becky Sharp. However, his scenes were deleted from the final cut and are only available in the DVD version of the film. Reflecting on the experience, Pattinson stated, "My first job I was playing Reese Witherspoon's son and I hadn't done any acting in school. I wasn't in a drama school or anything. I'd done one amateur play and you end up doing a film with Reese Witherspoon". That year, Pattinson had a more prominent role in the television film Ring of the Nibelungs alongside Max Von Sydow and Julian Sands. Directed by Uli Edel, the film follows Siegfried (played by Benno Furmann), a young blacksmith who slays a dragon and falls in love with Queen Brunhild (played by Kristanna Loken). Pattinson portrays Giselher, the younger brother of King Gunther and Princess Kriemhild, who looks up to Siegfried as a demigod.
In May 2014, two of Pattinson's films debuted at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Pattinson starred in David Michôd's futuristic western The Rover, alongside Guy Pearce and Scoot McNairy. He travelled to Australia to portray the role of Rey, spending seven weeks filming. The film is set in the Outback a decade after an economic collapse; Pattinson character is a young, naive American man who is abandoned by his brother following a failed robbery. Variety's Scott Foundas praised Pattinson's "career re-defining performance", as well as his convincing Southern accent and "understated dignity" in a role that could have been overly sentimental. Next, Pattinson reunited with David Cronenberg for the satirical drama Maps to the Stars. He portrayed Jerome Fontana, a struggling limousine driver and actor who aspires to be a screenwriter. Cronenberg thought casting Pattinson was an "easy decision to make", praising him as "extremely inventive". The film was positively received by critics; Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph described Pattinson's performance as "winningly played".
Pattinson next starred in the Safdie brothers' neo-exploitation thriller Good Time (2017) as Connie Nikas, a bank robber navigating the criminal underworld of Queens, New York. The film premiered in competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; Pattinson's performance was described as a "career peak" by Variety's Guy Lodge and his "career-best" by Eric Kohn from IndieWire. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter compared Pattinson's portrayal to Al Pacino's performance as Sonny Wortzik in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), ultimately describing it as "his most commanding performance to date". For his role, Pattinson earned his first Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead. While promoting Good Time, Pattinson wrote and starred in a short film for GQ titled Fear & Shame. Filmed on the streets of New York, the piece follows Pattinson, playing himself, as he navigates the city's bustling environment, attempting to buy a hot dog while evading the media and fans.
Pattinson's first role in 2019 was in Robert Eggers's black-and-white psychological horror film The Lighthouse, set on a remote New England island in the 1890s. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, earning good reviews for both its storytelling and Pattinson's performance. In his review for The Guardian, Bradshaw described Pattinson's performance as "mesmeric" and a "sledgehammer punch" that "just gets better and better". He earned his second nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. Pattinson's next two films premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. He first starred in The King—his second collaboration with Michôd, and an adaptation of William Shakespeare's plays. Pattinson portrayed Louis, The Dauphin, the nemesis of Henry V. For the role, he adopted a French accent, which he modelled after individuals in the French fashion industry. While opinions on his accent were mixed, critics largely praised his performance, describing it as "scene-stealing" and a standout in the film. He then appeared in Ciro Guerra's Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), an adaptation of J. M. Coetzee's 1980 novel, alongside Mark Rylance and Johnny Depp. His performance received a less enthusiastic response, with Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter calling it "a rather flat supporting role", while The Guardian critic Harry Windsor described his portrayal as "stiff" and "over-articulated".
Pattinson starred as Neil, a spy handler, in Christopher Nolan's Tenet (2020), alongside John David Washington, marking his return to big-budget films. He based his character's mannerisms on those of author Christopher Hitchens. Jessica Kiang of The New York Times labelled him as "delightful" and praised his chemistry with Washington. Pattinson next featured as part of an ensemble cast in The Devil All the Time (2020), a psychological thriller based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock. The film is set in the 1950s, and Pattinson played a lewd small town preacher named Preston Teagardin. Austin Collin, writing for Rolling Stone, found him "eely, eerie, [and] intriguing", while Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised him for doing "a stylish job". In May 2021, Pattinson signed a first look deal with Warner Bros and HBO for producing and developing projects.
Pattinson portrayed Batman and his secret alter ego Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves's 2022 superhero film The Batman. Following Ben Affleck's departure from the role, Reeves wrote the character with Pattinson in mind after being impressed by his performance in Good Time. The film was a critical and commercial success, though Pattinson's casting initially faced backlash from some Batman fans. However, his portrayal was ultimately praised by critics upon the film's release, with Davis Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter finding him "riveting throughout". In 2023, Pattinson lent his voice to the titular grey heron in the English-language dub of Hayao Miyazaki's Japanese animated film The Boy and the Heron. Under his production company Icki Eneo Arlo, Pattinson produced Sebastián Silva's critically successful film Rotting in the Sun (2023).
Pattinson has been playing the guitar and piano since the age of four and often writes his own music. He lent his vocals to two songs on the Twilight soundtrack: "Never Think", which he co-wrote with Sam Bradley, and "Let Me Sign", written by Marcus Foster and Bobby Long. Director Catherine Hardwicke had included his recordings in an early cut of the film without his knowledge, but Pattinson later agreed that "one of them specifically[...] really made the scene better". He also performed three original songs, composed by Joe Hastings, for the How to Be soundtrack. Despite his musical talent, Pattinson has said, "I've never really recorded anything [...] I just played in pubs and stuff," and when asked about pursuing a professional music career, he remarked that "music is my back-up plan if acting fails". In 2010, he was recognised as Hollywood's Most Influential Top Unexpected Musician by the National Association of Music Merchants.
Pattinson is known for taking on roles across a wide range of genres—primarily indie and action films—through which he has established himself as an A-list actor. In 2025, Rolling Stone David Fear called Pattinson the 21st century's "great movie weirdo" and one of the "most interesting A-list actors". The Daily Telegraph writer Alexander Larman called him a "consistently excellent [actor] in every role[...] who embraced the wider and more exciting opportunities that a career as a character actor offered him". Wendy Ide, writing for The Guardian, found that after taking on roles in auteur films, Pattinson developed a unique, eccentric screen presence that set him apart from his more "groomed and polished" contemporaries. In a review with GQ, director Matt Reeves—who worked with Pattinson on The Batman (2022)—likened the actor to a chameleon, stating that he "never plays a character with exactly his voice[...] the voice is one of his ways in". Jordan Woods of Screen Rant noted that Pattinson became somewhat typecast after The Twilight Saga (2008–2012) but proved his "real acting chops" in The Batman.
Pattinson is private about his personal life and has often expressed a dislike for the paparazzi industry and tabloid journalism. In 2017, he said that he had experienced anxiety, beginning in his early years in the public spotlight. In January 2023, Pattinson revealed his past struggles with fad dieting, sharing that he once followed a two-week detox consisting primarily of potatoes and Himalayan pink salt.
Social Network
Unlike many celebrities, Robert Pattinson does not have an official Instagram page.
Pattinson starred in the film adaptation of the novel Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received generally positive reviews, with Pattinson's performance earning particular acclaim. Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph hailed it as a "sensational performance", stating that Pattinson portrays the character Eric Packer "like a human caldera; stony on the surface, with volcanic chambers of nervous energy and self-loathing churning deep below". Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman said that Pattinson, "pale and predatory even without his pasty-white vampire makeup", delivered his lines with "frigid pensées" and "rhythmic confidence". Pattinson reprised his role as Edward Cullen for the final time in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012). The film became the highest-grossing installment of the Twilight series and the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2012, earning over $829 million worldwide.
He starred in Werner Herzog's biographical film Queen of the Desert (2015), an adaptation of Gertrude Bell's life story, starring alongside Nicole Kidman and James Franco. Pattinson portrayed T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia. Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent described his performance as "comic and a very long way removed from Peter O'Toole", stating that Pattinson played Lawrence as "a sharp-tongued, sardonic figure who can see through the pretensions of his bosses and colleagues". David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter called Pattinson's role "brief but significant" and highlighted the "easy camaraderie in his scenes with Kidman". He next starred in Anton Corbijn's biographical drama Life (2015), based on the life of actor James Dean. Set in the 1950s, Pattinson played Dennis Stock, a photographer who became friends with Dean after travelling with him through Los Angeles, Indiana and New York. Guy Lodge of Variety called his performance a "sly turn", while David Rooney, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, thought that Pattinson "[gave] arguably the most fully rounded performance".
Pattinson began modelling at age twelve and continued for about four years. In a December 2008 interview with Closer, he blamed the lack of modelling work on his masculine appearance: "When I first started I was quite tall and looked like a girl, so I got lots of jobs, because it was during that period where the androgynous look was cool. Then, I guess, I became too much of a guy, so I never got any more jobs. I had the most unsuccessful modelling career". Pattinson modelled for various British teen magazines as well as the Hackett clothing line and designer Nicole Farhi. In November 2010, Pattinson was offered a £1 million deal to become the face of Burberry but declined the offer.
In June 2013, Pattinson was announced as the new face of Dior Homme fragrance. That September, he appeared in a black-and-white short film alongside French-American model Camille Rowe. Since then, he has featured in multiple television and print advertising campaigns for the fragrance, collaborating with directors Romain Gavras and the Blaze, as well as photographers Peter Lindbergh, Nan Goldin and Mikael Jansson. Goldin also published the book Robert Pattinson: 1000 Lives, a collection of images from the 2013 campaign. In February 2016, Pattinson became the first ambassador for Dior Homme menswear and appeared in several of the brand's print campaigns, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld and Lindbergh. Reflecting on his nearly decade-long collaboration with Dior in 2020, Pattinson remarked that "there's a timelessness to Dior; it feels like it's going to be around forever, it's a sort of monument".
According to Alex Moshakis of The Guardian, Pattinson usually plays "complex, often oddball characters". He enjoys playing characters who are the opposite of his real-life personality, which he describes as completely normal, straightforward, and low-key, stating, "I find it fascinating when people make bad decisions[...] the humour and the befuddlement". Instead of staying in character for the entire production, Pattinson prefers to concentrate his energy solely while the camera is rolling. He describes his acting approach as "sprinting up to a cliff and just jumping off it", admitting that "sometimes it doesn't even work and you just look like a lunatic", but other times, it "stops your thinking, which is my favourite place to be". Pattinson has employed a range of intense methods to get into character, including throwing up on set, arriving intoxicated, and isolating himself in a basement. He revealed that during the filming of The Drama, he went "crazy for three days".
GQ Daniel Riley describes Pattinson's career as being shaped by a combination of "talent, desire, luck, attendant fame, and bold choices". Pattinson says that he can only have ideas when he has an "enormous amount" of adrenaline. He is also an avid consumer of others' work, believing that constant reading and viewing improves his taste and tone, allowing him to collaborate more effectively with filmmakers in creating eccentric characters. To create a more realistic setting, he often tries to "do whatever [he] can to not know what's going on[...] to be completely overwhelmed and disorientated[...] and feel like it's actually happening". Pattinson's choice to take "interesting, uncommercial roles" has resulted in him starring "in some of the best films of the [2010s] decade" according to The Guardian Steve Rose. TheWrap Alex Welch concluded that Pattinson established himself as "one of the biggest movie stars on the planet[...] thanks to [his] willingness to take risks and push himself", becoming an actor whose films "are not only worth taking seriously but actively seeking out".
Education
Pattinson attended Tower House School initially and later moved to The Harrodian School at the age of 12. During his time at these schools, he became involved in amateur theatre, which led to his early acting career.
